Owen can't imagine they were in bed more than five minutes before Omega threw the door open, which was a hell of an experience on its own. But the subsequent announcement had him jumping quickly to his feet, stopping only long enough to drag his jeans back on for decency's sake.

Gwen gets there ahead of him, which makes it no less of a relief whatsoever to see his eldest girl blinking at them from her bed, exhausted but lucid, with no more tears this time. Omega appears behind them, with a glass of water in his hand. As the male raptor circles to one side of the bed, Owen approaches the other, staying out of Gwen's way but coming in close enough to rest a firm, comforting hand on Blue's knee.

"Welcome back, baby girl," he murmurs, with just a touch of a grin. "You ready to fight some mountain lions yet?"